Two Bros Lit

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Two Bros who talk about life, great books and tidbits they’ve learned while enjoying a great cigar.

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29 minutes ago

Work Shouldn’t Suck Like Fish

29 minutes ago

57 min

What's the worst job you've ever had, and why did the people matter more than the work? We start with stories about bad coworkers, construction jobs and fairness at work. Then we get into "Fish!" and the four principles it takes from the famous fish market: choose your attitude, play, make their day, and be present. We talk about what choosing your attitude looks like in practice, how positivity spreads (including managing your face), passion vs. mastery, and what "play" means when you're good at your job. We also cover reading people to make their day, presence and reputation, showing character when the job isn't fun, and handling conflict by responding instead of reacting. We finish with our rating of the book, a simple takeaway for Monday morning and the books coming up next.

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29 minutes ago

57 min

Oct 12, 2026

Is It All Just About Manipulating People?

Oct 12, 2026

1 hr 27 min

Is How to Win Friends and Influence People timeless wisdom or polished manipulation? We go back to Dale Carnegie's classic and ask whether its advice still holds up. We start by comparing Carnegie with Robert Greene: sincerity versus strategy, and where influence turns unethical. Then we look at what has changed since before World War Il, including how social media has weakened face-to-face connection. We share some hard personal lessons about the cost of criticism. We talk about how to disagree, including about politics, without contempt. And we cover practical friendship skills: asking good questions, listening well and making people feel important. We apply the principles to romance and adult relationships, go through the book's core lessons and leadership examples, and finish with our rankings and how the ideas work in real negotiations.

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Oct 12, 2026

1 hr 27 min

Sep 28, 2026

What Dave Ramsey Gets Right (And Where He Goes Too Far)

Sep 28, 2026

1 hr 53 min

For our 20th episode we sit down with Dave Ramsey's The Total Money Makeover and give it the full treatment - the wins, the warts, and everything in between. We dig into why Ramsey's behavior-first approach works for people who feel overwhelmed by money, and where his advice tips into extremism: skipping the 401(k) match during debt payoff, the debated 8% withdrawal rule, and his hard line on credit cards. Along the way we get into loaning money to friends and family, teaching kids financial responsibility (envelope system vs. a starter credit card), a walk through the baby steps -emergency fund, debt snowball, retirement, college, mortgage payoff - and what generosity looks like while you're still building wealth. Whether you're a Ramsey devotee, a skeptic, or somewhere in the middle, this one's a full-length conversation about the framework that's shaped how millions of people think about money.

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Nationality: American 🇺🇸
Family: Married with 1 son, 3 dogs 🐕, and 2 cats 🐈
Favorite Movie: Gladiator
Favorite TV show: Star Trek - The Next Generation
Favorite Book: Nonfiction - The Total Money Makeover; Fiction - Project Hail Mary
Favorite Food: Pizza 🍕
Favorite activity: Playing board games!

—- Brent’s Bio —-
Nationality: American but lives in Germany
Family: Married with one son and one cat 🐱
Favorite movie: Star Wars
Favorite TV show: How I Met Your Mother
Favorite Book: Ryan Holiday books
Favorite Food: Ribeye Steak
Favorite Activity: Hiking and Lifting Weights

Sep 28, 2026

1 hr 53 min

Sep 14, 2026

Everyone Is Manipulative…Including You

Sep 14, 2026

1 hr 32 min

We wrestle with a book on human nature and end up wrestling with ourselves. Are people innately good, innately bad, or somewhere in between-and how much does environment, self-interest, and the roles we play shape who we really are? Along the way we get into reading difficult people, the masks we wear socially, and what it takes to actually reshape character rather than just perform a better version of it. We share some uncomfortable personal confessions - narcissism, resentment, grandiosity, insecurity - and talk about why real human feedback (not social media, not Al) is still what forms us. Plus: a broken mug, some cigar talk, a verdict on the book, and what's coming up next.

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Sep 14, 2026

1 hr 32 min

Aug 24, 2026

QBQ? Is That A New Kind of BBQ?

Aug 24, 2026

1 hr 2 min

While “The Question Behind the Question” or QBQ for short has been around for a long time, does it still work today? It seems to present a very rigid way of thinking about business and coworker interaction that was more popular with the baby boomer generation. In this episode we pick out the good and the bad of this book and why we would or would not recommend this to someone who maybe needs a nudge in the direction of personal accountability.

Aug 24, 2026

1 hr 2 min

Aug 10, 2026

What If the Problem Isn’t Change—It’s You?

Aug 10, 2026

1 hr 29 min

“Who Moved My Cheese?” by Spencer Johnson was a massive hit in the early 2000’s but does it hold up today? S1E17

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Aug 10, 2026

1 hr 29 min

Jul 27, 2026

What If Getting Rich Is Actually Simple?

Jul 27, 2026

1 hr 33 min

Is it possible to become a millionaire? Most definitely yes! And the way to do so is extremely simple. It’s not easy but it is simple.

S1E16 The Simple Path to Wealth by J.L. Collins

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Jul 27, 2026

1 hr 33 min

Jun 29, 2026

The Most Ruthless Rules of Power

Jun 29, 2026

1 hr 48 min

We debated the validity of the book The 48 Laws of Power in our first episode of this book, and go into detail on some of our favorite and not so favorite laws in this explosive second episode!

S1E15 The 48 Laws Of Power by Robert Greene - Part Two

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Jun 29, 2026

1 hr 48 min